Stuart Baxter has said that he and his charges are ready to welcome Mamelodi Sundowns to the ‘fortress’, Soccer City Complex this coming Wednesday, 22 August 2012.

The game against Mamelodi Sundowns marks the first home game for Amakhosi this season after traveling to Pretoria and Durban to face Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu respectively.

“We are delighted to be at home for this game against Sundowns. It is important that we make Soccer City our fortress and make it uncomfortable for teams to dictate terms in our own backyard.

“I am pleased with the preparations for this game. Decisions will be made on the availability of Siboniso (Gaxa) and George Lebese who both have been out due to different injuries.

“We have put the game against AmaZulu behind us and we will focus on Mamelodi Sundowns. They are a good team and have a lot of good players. We now have more information on them as compared to the last time we met them at Loftus. We also had an opportunity to watch them this past weekend against Moroka Swallows.

“The players and everyone associated with the Club is excited about the upcoming game. It does not make a difference that we are meeting them for the second time in a space of three weeks. We need to go out there and execute our game plan. We are up for this game.

“The players have responded well to my philosophy from day one and as the Technical Team we are pleased by the hunger they have shown since our first game against Moroka Swallows in the Gauteng Challenge Cup,”

Team Captain Itumeleng Khune commented saying; “This game gives us another chance to test our strength as the team. We want to go out there and win the game for the fans.

Khune added that the game is about reclaiming the glory; “This season we will carry the slogan; ‘Reclaiming the Glory’ in our hearts every time we take the pitch. We want to bring back the winning culture and we want to walk this journey with our fans.

The Club would once more like to urge the fans to come early to the stadium so as not to miss out on the entertainment and prizes are up for grabs courtesy of the Club sponsors.

Tickets are on sale at Shoprite/Checkers and Computicket nationwide selling for R40 adults and R10 for juveniles. The Supporters Club and Supporters Relations will be on duty at the game to sell authentic merchandise while also renewing and registering new members. The SUPPORTERS AREA is at GATE K and TURNSTILE 18 on the SOUTH SIDE (TOWER).

Kickoff for the game is at 19:30.